The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1887-06-18
Nte1sas of Interest.

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Stare before the war.
Cav =. ID. McEuery and Ex-senator b. T. !
Jonas were at TallniuIi on the occasion Of the ;
Corner stone OF the new cnnrt house. both
gentlemen spoke to II large crowd aud were !
warmly received,
st Charles Herald Charlton has spread to /
such al, extent as /" prevent our butchers
the pnrish the news reach Us that horses and |
cattle are dying.
w b. r. Sugar Planter: A Trustworthy |
planter in Assumption parish vouches for the
statement that he has seen rice grow an inch
and half i'll one hour. They must keep |!
mighty bad whisky in Assumption.
1t is now generally conceded that the place /
made vacant on the Supreme bench caused by |
the death Of Justice Woods will be filled by a
Southern man. The place is said to be withiR
the grasp of Secretary Lamar if he wants it,
Cleveland has given us good administra
tion but the man who says that it has been
free from mug.wnmpery, should De made to
eat mutton, while some fellow stands by with
club and makes him claim all the while that
he is eating chicken pie.
Lake Charles Echo: Out of the 80 newspa-
pers published in this State aud supporting
Gen. Nichols candidacy for Governor, it is
| safe to say that at least 20 of them ore pub
| lished in parishes that will send McEnety OF
| anti Nichols delegates to the State nominal
| ing convention.
| wB. r. Sugar Planter: And now it has
come to PASS that mans monopoly of inventive
| genius no longer exists. Mrs. Marie Danos,
| of Iberia parish, now comes to the front as
the inventor of cotton scraper ana cuitiVa.
| tor and planter combined. She has Deen Oh
fered large sums for her invention; The ,ady
| is now at work on o spinning machine Wo'ch
she is confident of perfectiDg.
Kew West, at the extreme southern point
of Florida has an area OF less than Two
thousand acres, yet it's population is eighteen
thousand, upd there are in successful opera
ttiun there one hundred aud tbirty-two ogar
manufactures, which pay out per week forIy'
Eve thousand dollars to cigar makers. Tue
city is we'll supplied with gas, aud has about
fivc miles of street railway III operation
On the question of advertising, q new York
lbotel prourietor whose card is in Thousands
1 Of newspapers throughout tho Uniop, being
asked whSs he continued to advertise wnen
full" Ii you desire that your business sh;tli
demand all your time and attention, keep it
MT fine poiu, where you like it to be, by CEN
tinuing yonr announcements TO the pubic
A correspondent of the Shreveport Journal
makes u novel proposition open to anybody :
he proposes to sell some valuable property
near Shreveport, the price to be Palu one
fourth when McEnery is nominated for Gov
ernor and the balauce ut the date OF his inau-
J gnratio,, he further offers to buy any body q
property the purchase price to be palu, one
| fonrth upon the nomination OF either NICHOLS
ar Monc,lre, the remainder. to he paid upon
4 the inauguration of either of the last natned
candidates.
!, The East Carroll Banner fay0rably puts the
!. following truism: All business is reciprocal
8 and mutually dependent. You can not buy
8 abroad your dresses. hats, groceries, drugs
Q and lob printing, aud at the same time expee'
D business to be lively ut home.
@ W., Rattnr Yourselves that have gOItet
Q vour purchases little cheaper, but in reaiitl
9 yon have assisted to drain your town oi Ill
u circulating medium, after awhile you VIII re
uljze that there is very little obtalnable TO
any one to spend.
a,exsnaria Town Talk: Two of our oldes
% aud most raspective citizens left here for New
= Orleans by the Morgan train, this morning
ID for ), summer tour i'm Maryland and Virgins
% DR.. L. RI. Maddox, aged "a yeals. having bee
7 q resident of this parish since tue year .
:, = lSio and Gen. G. Mason Graham, s, aged
= : wears. who has lived here since 1923, accon
= = nauied by his charming daughter, Mlss "a
" rie. ,,4.
~ ~ our Southern country when we can nave get
tleslep of that advanced age Us specimen
sa and having lived here an ordinary 'lfe-t'he
i. IA mn item of interest to our colored frieD,
e. we reproduce the following from the Time
il Dan,acrat of the 9Th, in reference toa matte
an that fhey sbouid ono aud all, be interestt
r.. in At y meeting of the Colored Fair Ass
ciation. held on yesterday, it was develops
ON that the affairs Of this corporation are pr
oe crossing rapidly aud bid fair to suceessi
r r ensl. Communications from various parts
he the State are constantly received, and instru
i :. tinns are being issued TO the various appoll
ees With reference to their duties no Their &c
nj eral capacities. 1t was resolved that the :.
IN Innisiaua Jocky Club, on the 7th day OF M
s's amIor 1897. and continue on till tho 18th d
ss- uf said mouth
MS, W. b, r. Sugar Plauter: Verify, polit
q makes strange betl-fellows! Aud now 1t !
,he come 10 pass that the Ref0rmers, who ha
ro- for 10 these many mouths been hurting nel
the slenupciations against tue State aud "
OF RINGS. have taken in under the banner OF
to forms Messrs Fitzpatrick, Mealey, Dufy q
irs- g1avav the ward bosses of New Orleans
pm wInt strange process have these gentlen
been netamorphosed from Ringsters OF
end deepest dye into whlte-Winseu atcnsugsia
.oss Reform? Did they finally see the wackedn
Jon Of their wars and repent voluntarily or '
7or nndue influence in the shape of promise 9
7ith longer reign in municipal atfairs brought
dis hsaT to induce them duffy and Davey
rnit leastl to become Reformers9 How do tue 60
of honest people of New Orleans, VINO nave
s;ytean long years struggle in vain to shake
ana rha Grin Of these corm0rants, look upon
her nayv 7combine ~ In the lans suage OF the
mortal Brutus: 1--WE pause for q reply"
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Hons. 2. G. Da
and Thomas Duffy, have joined their Old G
radas and etaunch Reformers, Hons. =
s, E;tznatrick and Patrick Mealey The re
tno- ion sf these gentlemen gives the 6ig 70
lnIs a. they are called, to the army OF hefofm,
InIl III breaks she New Orleans ring that ene PEI
" "a of that city have complained Of for these
ronS; S; sixteen years 1t breaks the ring, Oy the
I, az ~! Die reason that these prominent leaders
LEI Issa become Reformers, and everybody Rnows
nslI aa, ReforIners are opposed to rings besiaes.
escd scd Picaynne alluding To the matter. assufss
book fsapis ~ rho i,.g doubtless diets
Q ol M med 10 retire from public life at the clos
oI :, y this campaign 10 is ia order, eher6tofe,
'onsn oandiaates to come to the surface tor the
places that the :" big four have reserve
vaeate.
hnt e Times- Democrat: A frightfui tragedy
- if Cured IN Frankn pafsa ar riv ,sFansl last
]. and went to live with ed. Thomas, COZ
Who deserted his wife. This spring q
retnrned TO her husband ON tha Eppes pii
tfon. a few days ago Thomas made arrt
snsnts for her to take abode with him OF
Y !. @ II W;iaon MACE, and abe left her husband
dan the seeand time. Foar of Thomas Gil
first Cafler,ne Thomas, Lethe Woods, VinR
ar III, m, and one whose name ID not given
..;to Threatened to kill Mandy when sho rets
y l I'VE IA the Wilson plantation, and called up1
/ con IA : body when she did 80. They dare
sure 10 come out Of the house Thomas to
q can to walk eus that he would see fair play.
q ia j woman 0beyed hius and was as once 3. ses
u - by the four iufuriated females. Sne Iei
same. 8 brief struggle, fatally wounded ey
GET ii the hands, y Y suppoeee, y IL 80. s -